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Unit9. At top speed Flashcards

1
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Blurred

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borroso, nublado

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And early steam trains were to blame for some quite horrific accidents

They were to blame

They were blamed

They blame me

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Y los primeros trenes de vapor tuvieron la culpa de algunos accidentes bastante terribles

Ellos tenían la culpa

Ellos fueron culpados

Me culpan

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Athlete

/ˈæθliːt/

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Atleta

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Blow out (informal)

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Exagerar, hacer una montaña de un grano de arena

Apagar (soplando)

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Breeze

A breeze

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Brisa

  • A gentle breeze blew across the lake.

Pan comido, fácil

  • Opening a bank account is a breeze.
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Clumsy

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Torpe, patoso, desastroso

  • Jake is so clumsy–he’s always running into things and dropping things.
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Commute

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Travel to work, viajar al trabajo, viajar diariamente al trabajo

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craftsmanship

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Artesanía

Look at the level of craftsmanship in this wood carving! It’s so intricate.

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Devoted

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Fiel, devoto, comprometido, leal

  • The team’s devoted efforts ensured the project was a success.
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Emptiness

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Vacio, frialdad

  • Feelings of emptiness arose when he moved away from home.
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feasible

/ˈfiːzəbəl/

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viable, factible (possible, doable)

  • Ryan wrote a report for his boss to show that the project was feasible.
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feat

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logro, hazaña, proeza

  • The new building was a feat of engineering.
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Flock.

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Rebaño, bandada

  • The shepherd tended his flock.

Feligreses, parroquia

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Flurry

Flurry of activity

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Ráfaga, oleada

A flurry of snow blew across the field.

Ajetreo, frenesí …

There was a flurry of activity in the office when the boss arrived.

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Handed Down

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Segunda mano, Heredado

  • Most of the children were wearing handed-down clothesquitar.
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in contrast

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a diferencia de …

  • In contrast to ourselves, they had to work much longer hours, both in their jobs and in routine household tasks.
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juncture

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punto, momento

  • The negotiations reached a juncture when the deadline approached and no decisions were made.
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laughable

/ˈlɑːfəbəl/

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risible, irrisorio, ridículo

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Loose (vt)

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Flojo, suelto/ar

  • I must have lost weight, because my trousers are loose.
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Lose (vt, vi)

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(vt) Perder, hacer perder
(vi) fracasar, salir perdiendo

  • He lost his keys
  • They knew that they were going to lose the game.
  • I can’t do this job. I’m going to lose again.
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Manage (vt)

manage to do sth

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gestionar, manegar, dirigir

  • She managed the network operations.

conseguir, lograr

  • The traffic was terrible today! I’m amazed I managed to get to work on time.
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mind-blowing (slang)

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alucinante, extraordinario, increíble

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Needle (n)

Needle (sb)

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Aguja

  • The doctor injected the vaccine with a needle.

Pinchar a (provocar)

  • Jeff’s boss needled him constantly about his work.
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offer

/ˈɒfə/

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ofrecer, brindar, oferta, …

  • He offered her some potato chips.
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On the contrary

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Por el contrario

  • On the contrary, I think we have far greater opportunities to take advantage of the enormous variety of goods things.
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Outlying

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Periférico

  • I traveled an hour to my aunt’s house in the outlying suburbs of Chicago.
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Plough (a field)

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arar, labrar

Campo, terreno

  • She saw a field full of corn.
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Prohibit

/prəˈhɪbɪt/

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prohibir, excluir, proscribir

  • The police prohibited me from entering the building.
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Psyche

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Psique, alma, espíritu

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Round up (vt)

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Reunir, juntar,

The sheep have scattered, so we must round them up again.

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Run out

Run out of

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Quedarse sin/acabarse la

  • Can you go and buy milk? We’ve completely run out.

Agotarse

  • We do need to go shopping as we have run out of teabags.
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Shatter

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romperse en añicos, romprse

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skilled

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Habilidoso, dotado

  • Walter is a skilled worker; he shouldn’t have any problem doing this.
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spare-time

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Tiempo libre

  • I practise the piano in my spare time.
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Subtle

/ˈsʌtəl/

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Sutil, imperceptible, agudo, ingenioso

  • Wendy started making subtle signs that they should leave.
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swift

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Rápido, ligero, veloz …

  • The travellers moved at a swift pace and soon reached their destination.
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They were no longer totally at the mercy of natural events

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Y no estaban totalmente a merced de eventos naturales.

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thus

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de este modo, así

  • Complete the task thus.

Por consiguiente

  • Thus, everyone decided to move on.
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To harness

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Aprovechar, emplear

Arnés

  • They could take action to harness these phenomena
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To mate

mate

mating

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aparear, emparejar, cruzar

  • The two squirrels mated in the tree.

colega, amigo,compañero,

  • Tom’s best mate, Dan, came to visit.

pareja(animal)

  • The penguin recognized its mate nearly a year after last seeing it.

Cruzando, emparejando (cuando se habla de por ejemplo unir dos motores)

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To ponder

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reflexionar, ponderar, pensar

  • You might want to ponder that for a moment.n
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To some extent

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hasta cierto punto

  • This may be true to some extent
43
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To steer

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Conducir, dirigir, manejar (vehículos)

  • Beth’s parents steered her towards a career in finance.
  • As a result, you can start to lose your steering
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Treaty

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tratado, acuerdo, pacto

  • The treaty sets limits for greenhouse gas emissions.
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Undergo

(went/gone)

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Experimentar, padecer

46
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utterly

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completamente, totalmente

  • We were utterly unprepared for the number of applications we received.
47
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who manage to grab the headlines

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Quien logra/consigue atrapar los titulares

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Bod

/bɒd/

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Cuerpo, persona, gente, tipo

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They were miles off

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Estaban a millas de distancia

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Pitch

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Campo, cancha

  • Soccer is played on a grass pitch.

Tono

  • The pitch of a siren is usually sharp.
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ethos

(izoas)

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Valores, ética, comportamiento

The ethos of many western cultures values individualism.

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western

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Occiental

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trustworthiness

/ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪnɪs/

A

confianza, horadez

(confidence, trust, faith, honesty, integrity)

  • I’ve never once questioned James’ trustworthiness
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Extra lifeguards are to be posted at the beach

Student are to hand in project reports

be to + infinitive

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Socorristas adicionales serán colocados en la playa.

Los estudiantes deben entregar los informes del proyecto.

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